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Transportation Problems in India: Why Can’t I Leave Goa?

Jan 20, 2015 by Daniel McBane 4 Comments

sleeper car on Indian train

The Indian province of Goa has over 70 kilometers of beautiful beaches and excellent cheap food. That combination kept me in my beach hut two weeks longer than planned. India’s transportation network kept me there another two weeks. Flying in and out of Goa seems relatively simple, but leaving by land proved exceedingly difficult. When […]

Filed Under: India Tagged With: scams, bus, train, transportation, India, Goa

Sea Kayaking in Goa: Hard Work Masquerading as Fun

Nov 30, 2013 by Daniel McBane 4 Comments

kayaking on Goa's Palolem Beach

Kayaking looks like a lot of fun on the surface, but that fun comes at a cost. I’d been watching people glide through the water in their kayaks and soar through the air on the tops of the small waves that break on Palolem Beach in Goa, India ever since the day I arrived. We […]

Filed Under: India Tagged With: Palolem Beach, ocean, kayaking, India, Goa

Capture the Color and Watch Other People Win Prizes

Sep 28, 2013 by Daniel McBane 10 Comments

Bird flying above a temple in Kathmandu Nepal

TravelSupermarket.com’s annual Capture the Color contest is back, which is a great opportunity for me to watch other bloggers with much nicer photos than mine win some prizes. I actually wasn’t going to bother entering at all, mainly due to laziness, but when Corrinne from Reflections Enroute nominated me, I resolved to go out and […]

Filed Under: Other Tagged With: Nepal, sand dunes, Dunhuang, photo contest, Jiuzhaigou, Berlin, Kathmandu, China, photography, India, Goa

Survive New Delhi Station and the Rest of India is Easy

Sep 21, 2013 by Daniel McBane 14 Comments

walkway over trains at new delhi station

New Delhi railway station serves as a great introduction to India in that it combines much of what is annoying about the country into one location. Every visitor to India will have stories of annoying touts and scams and some people will have nothing but. In actuality, only a small part of the country provides […]

Filed Under: India Tagged With: transportation, India, annoying people, scams, Delhi

How to Enjoy, but Not Visit, the Taj Mahal in Agra

Jul 27, 2013 by Daniel McBane 18 Comments

Taj Mahal in Agra at sunset

The difference between the words ‘enjoy’ and ‘visit’ in that title is very important. This is not a guide on how to visit the Taj Mahal, but one on how to enjoy it despite not visiting at all. Why would anyone go all the way to Agra and not visit the Taj Mahal, you ask? […]

Filed Under: India Tagged With: Taj Mahal, India, scams, photography, Agra

Even the Cows Demand Money in Pushkar

May 15, 2013 by Daniel McBane 6 Comments

Angry Cow Pushkar India

I though this photo pretty much perfectly sums up the town of Pushkar in the Indian state of Rajasthan: cows and demands on our money. To be fair, this donation box is obviously not aimed at foreign tourists and all cows have a tendency to look evil and angry when they stare straight into the […]

Filed Under: Funny Photos, India Tagged With: animals, Rajasthan, culture, cows, Pushkar, funny image, India

Who Needs a Guard Dog When You Have a Cow?

Apr 24, 2013 by Daniel McBane 10 Comments

Cow Guards Home

This home in the narrow alleys of Jaisalmer in the Indian state of Rajasthan is guarded by a cow. And guarded well, by the looks of him. I certainly kept my distance.

Filed Under: India, Funny Photos Tagged With: India, animals, desert, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, cows, funny image

Redefining Greek Salad on Goa’s Palolem Beach

Mar 23, 2013 by Daniel McBane 4 Comments

Palolem Beach Goa India

One of the greatest things about traveling in India is the abundance of cheap, yet tasty food. Even the lowest priced dishes from the filthiest street carts rarely taste bad and for a few more rupees, you can get some pretty amazing meals. Nevertheless, every western visitor will eventually crave some western food; and you […]

Filed Under: India Tagged With: food, India, Goa, beach, scams, bad food

Fake Cop “Helps” With ATM in Jaipur

Feb 23, 2013 by Daniel McBane 16 Comments

State Bank of India

Getting cash in India can be quite an adventure at times. Finding a functional ATM is not always easy, even in the big cities. Finding a functional ATM that also has cash is even more difficult. On top of that, most visitors seem to prefer a cash machine that actually accepts whatever card they may […]

Filed Under: India Tagged With: banking, scams, India, annoying people, money, Jaipur

Indian Cow Eating Trash From a Dumpster

Jan 30, 2013 by Daniel McBane 6 Comments

Goa Cow in Dumpster

A bull having a quick roadside snack in the small town of Canacona in southern Goa, India. In a country where cows are revered and rarely turned into delicious foods, there’s not much incentive for people to take care of them (not the males anyway). As a result, cows live a pretty independent life (I […]

Filed Under: Funny Photos, India Tagged With: India, Goa, animals, holy cows, cows, funny image

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